reprisal

n. பழிவாங்கு நடவடிக்கை (வர) பழிவாங்கு எதிரீட்டு நடவடிக்கை, ஆட்கள் பொருள்கள் வகையில் வலிந்த கைப்பற்றீடு.

Synonyms

retaliation retribution self-compensation self-indemnification

Antonyms

condonation grace remission reprieve

Re*pris"al (r-priz"al), n. Etym: [F. repr, It. ripresaglia, rappresaglia, LL. reprensaliae, fr. L. reprehendere, reprehensum. See Reprehend, Reprise.] 1. The act of taking from an enemy by way of reteliation or indemnity. Debatable ground, on which incursions and reprisals continued to take place. Macaulay. 2. Anything taken from an enemy in retaliation. 3. The act of retorting on an enemy by inflicting suffering or death on a prisoner taken from him, in retaliation for an act of inhumanity. Vattel (Trans. ) 4. Any act of retaliation. Waterland. Letters of marque and reprisal. See under Marque.

reprisal - Similar Words

surprisal reprieval reperusal uprisal revisal retrial reprise reposal prial reversal